Chapter 19: Raising Mutant Broilers for Two and a Half Years

Slaughterhouse.

This large, state-run slaughterhouse is located in the north of the city, supporting the frontline Human Race troops and meat consumption throughout Chang'an City.

Every day, tens of thousands of mutant poultry and livestock are slaughtered here.

Three hundred years ago, the world drastically changed, marked by the scattering of spatial rifts and the revival of spiritual energy.

Countless creatures in the wild underwent mutations.

They became larger, stronger, and more bloodthirsty and ferocious.

Similarly, poultry and livestock that had been domesticated by humans for thousands of years also mutated.

They grew larger, their meat became more succulent, and they contained more energy.

Of course, they also became more fierce.

But despite all this, they were still just normal animals.

Through various human tactics, they were still tamed.

One day, Zheng Cheng arrived at the Personnel Department of the slaughterhouse.

"Are you a newly awakened professionist looking for work in the slaughterhouse?"

The manager of the Personnel Department looked Zheng Cheng up and down, keeping his head low and tilting it sideways.

"Yes, here is my ID and professional certificate."

Zheng Cheng took out his documents and handed them to the manager of Personnel Department.

"I'm here to witness blood and hone my nerves."

"I see…"

The manager at the Personnel Department hesitated.

The number of newly awakened professionists each year is limited, and some of them choose to confront their fears or develop bravery through alternative methods before exploring the wilderness or entering copies.

It's to avoid going all weak-kneed at the sight of a monster charging towards them when they first enter the copy.

The privileged professionists choose to fight and train against low-level monsters.

Not only does it increase their courage, but it also provides experience in combating monsters.

Ordinary professionists usually choose the slaughterhouse to steel their nerves and get used to the sight of blood.

After all.

Compared to real monsters, the poultry and livestock in the slaughterhouse are much safer.

Seeing this, Zheng Cheng took out an envelope and handed it over.

"Manager Yang, I'll be in your care."

Manager Yang declared righteously, "Rest assured, Zheng Cheng. You professionists are the future of our country. As a government employee, I fully support you!"

With that said, he covered the envelope with a folder.

"Alright, I will arrange for you to work in the slaughterhouse now."

"By the way, which department would you like to go to?"

"Mutant chickens, blood jade pigs, or savage cows?"

"Let's go to the mutant chickens first. I heard they're quite ferocious."

"Sure, no problem." Manager Yang chuckled, "So what if they're ferocious?"

"They've all been injected with anesthetics. As long as you properly use the alloy long knife to slaughter them, you'll be fine."

"Great!"

Soon, with Manager Yang's surreptitious authorization, Zheng Cheng arrived at the department responsible for slaughtering mutant chickens and became an honorable 'Butcher'.

The entire department was filled with mutant chickens over half a human's height with colorful feathers, being conveyed on an assembly line.

Surrounding the conveyor belt stood burly butchers.

"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz…"

As the conveyor belt moved, a half-human-tall mutant chicken was dispatched to Zheng Cheng's side.

"Mutant chicken…"

Looking at the mutant chicken in front of him, Zheng Cheng immediately picked up an alloy long knife next to him, and slashed down.

Random Dissection Technique!

A welcoming surgical knife materialized midair, tracing an arc and slashing at the mutant chicken.

"Crack…!"

A mutant chicken taller than half a human instantly fell apart into chunks of meat.

Chicken legs, wings, head…

"Huh?"

Zheng Cheng said puzzledly, "There isn't any system alert. Did it fail?"

"No, it didn't fail."

"The mutant chicken's level is probably too low. Nothing of value was discovered in the dissection!"

At this thought, Zheng Cheng couldn't help but frown.

Does this mean all this is going to waste?

He glanced at his skill proficiency and found that it had increased a little.

Taking into account the proficiency gained from dissecting a black wolf the previous day, it had now reached 2/100.

"Never mind. Even if I haven't dissected anything valuable, consider it as increasing my proficiency."

With these thoughts in mind, he pushed the chicken meat into a box by the side and pulled over another mutant chicken.

He slashed down with the knife!

[Skill Successfully Executed!]

[You have obtained the ingredient: Mutant Chicken Heart.]

"Ah, it worked!"

He quickly lowered his head to check.

In his hand was a chicken heart the size of a peach, its overall color was dark red.

[Item: Mutant Chicken Heart]

[Quality: One Star]

[Effect: Eating it will permanently increase your physique by 1 point, limited to thirty consumption.]

[Description: The heart of mutant chicken that has been raised for two and a half years, tastes really good.]

"Permanently increase your physical attribute by 1 point!"

Zheng Cheng's eyes sparkled.

Indeed.

That was the secret of his random dissection skill!

It could dissect special ingredients that increased attributes!

"Muting Chicken Hearts can be consumed up to thirty, which means I can increase my physique attribute by thirty points!"

"Hiss..."

With this in mind, he became more enthusiastic.

He put the heart into the item box.

In the item box, similar items could be stacked up to 99 units.

He didn't have to worry about insufficient space in the item box.

Once again, he brought in another mutant chicken and slashed!

Failure!

Again, he failed.

But he didn't get discouraged and continued dissecting.

[Skill successfully executed!]

[You have obtained the ingredient: Mutant Chicken Heart.]

Another one!

Tempted by the charm of Mutant Chicken Heart, Zheng Cheng's dissection speed increased rapidly.

When his energy was nearly exhausted, he would drink a bottle of clarity potion, quickly recovering his energy.

This was not the time to be frugal.

As long as he could get a large number of Mutant Chicken Hearts, what did a little spending matter?

Soon, a day passed.

Zheng Cheng had dissected hundreds of mutant chickens, and the quality was very high.

If chicken legs, chicken heads, and chicken wings were classified, each cut of meat was as if it had been measured with a ruler.

The sight of him made the workshop director stare wide-eyed.

Zheng Cheng's item box also contained thirty-five mutant chicken hearts!

The success rate of dissection of the mutant chickens was about thirty percent.

And these hundred-plus mutant chickens elevated his random dissection skill level to LV2!

The workshop director approached Zheng Cheng: "Young Zheng, your dissection speed and quality are both very high."

"You've done the work of two people, that's incredible!"

Zheng Cheng explained: "After all, I am a professionist, I have professional attribute bonuses."

"A professionist, no wonder…"

The workshop director's eyes changed, full of admiration and a touch of respect.

"By the way, will you come tomorrow, Zheng Cheng?"

"Sure!"

Zheng Cheng nodded: "But, can you switch me to another workshop?"

"I want to try poultry from other workshops."

"Sure, no problem!"

The workshop director guaranteed: "With your ability, you can work in any workshop!"

After a day of hard work, Zheng Cheng finally returned home.

Without taking any rest, he directly took out a Mutant Chicken Heart and started boiling it in a pot.

After ten minutes, a fully boiled chicken heart was taken out by him.

Raw food?

What if there are parasites?

And it's bloody, he's no savage.

"Thank God I dissected a few extra chicken hearts; I wonder if the boiled chicken heart still has the effect of increasing physique?"

Adding some soy sauce, vinegar, and salt, and frying some hot oil, sliced bell pepper and garlic cloves, a bowl of spicy sauce was ready in no time.

He tossed the fully cooked Mutant Chicken Heart into the spicy sauce for some seasoning, and took a big bite.

"Mmm, it's tender and juicy, spicy and tangy, tastes great."

After swallowing a mouthful, a wave of warmth suddenly surged from within his body, circulating throughout his body.

[You have consumed the Mutant Chicken Heart, your physique attribute has permanently increased by 1 point.]

"It really works!"